Here in Sitka, we marked the end of the visitor season with the 20th Annual Running of the Boots - Sitka's answer to the “Running of the Bulls” in Spain. It combines a very short road race with a very elaborate costume contest.
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On October 7th, the citizens of Sitka will have the opportunity to exercise their democratic rights by selecting a new mayor. There are two choices on the ballot this year; the incumbent Mayor Mim McConnell, and myself, Orion Hughes-Knowles. I am extremely excited to be involved in this election, especially against such a worthy opponent.
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Over the last couple of days, our translator communities have had intermittent signal outages. With help from our engineers, we've located the problem and it should be up through the night, but possibly intermittent! Tomorrow engineers will swap out another piece of equipment. That will take the signal off the air for 1/2 hour or so, but should fix this issue for good. Thanks so much for your patience, and a big thank you to everyone who called in and let us know when problems arose!
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Hughes-Knowles became interested in running for mayor when he saw an ad in the Daily Sitka Sentinel soliciting candidates for municipal office. in fact, the level of political apathy shocked him. Hughes-Knowles says people like state representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and assembly member Matt Hunter have helped revive his generation’s attention to local politics. But more are needed.
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Downloadable audio. Taryn White from Mt. Edgecumbe High School joined Coach Natalie Voron and players Natalie Galanin and Elle Gray from Sitka High School to talk about their mid-season progress.
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With only two candidates for two open seats, this year's race for Sitka School Board is not competitive -- but that doesn't mean it's not interesting. The board is facing some of its biggest challenges in recent memory. Join us for a live election call-in forum 6:30 PM Tue Sep 30 with candidates Tim Fulton and Tom Conley.
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Since declaring my candidacy, I’ve had the opportunity to speak with and get to know a number of you; I’ve had the opportunity to meet new Sitkans and to become better acquainted with those I already knew; this is the aspect of the campaign I’ve enjoyed the most.
Garry White, Executive Director of the Sitka Economic Development Association, invites all Sitkans to the 3rd Annual Economic Innovation Forum on Tuesday, September 30th from 3-6pm at Harrigan Centennial Hall.
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